Meaning
What does Loli hentai mean?
Loli hentai refers to pornographic anime or manga, in which the center of attention is a young, underage girl.
This is known as lolicon.
Lolicon is the combination of the words Lolita and complex, and is used in the otaku community.
The same genre with a male protagonist is called shotacon, which is widely popular among female otakus.
Origin
What's the origin of Loli hentai?
Lolita complex originates from the famous novel of Russian author Nabokov, Lolita, in which a man is having a romantic relationship with an underage girl.
It was used in Japan during the 1970’s and was used to term fan art about young girls.
Spread & Usage
How did Loli hentai spread?
Loli hentai can either be drawn as a manga comic, or animated.
Fans enthusiastically create this content, as the loli phenomenon is pretty popular on the internet, often discussed on message boards like 4chan.
We may find the term on pornsites, as well as pages of the otaku community, where people share, analyze and research the theme and share their fantasies about their favorite characters.
The genre is widely debated and is seen as a semi-taboo, seeing how it is practically borderline pedophilia.
